OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Rates Tender Option Bond Series 2016-ZM0314, 2016-ZM0318, 2016-XM0346 and 2016-XM0347 Trusts New York Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to the Floater Certificates and Residual Certificates and Puttable Floating Rate Receipts (Floater Receipts) and Inverse Floating Rate Receipts (Residual Receipts) of the Tender Option Bond Trust series listed below:

--Floater Receipts Series 2016-ZM0314 'A+/F1', Stable Outlook; Residual Receipts Series 2016- ZM0314 'A+', Stable Outlook;

--Floater Receipts Series 2016-ZM0318 'A+/F1', Negative Outlook; Residual Receipts Series 2016-ZM0318 'A+', Negative Outlook;

--Floater Certificates Series 2016-XM0346 'AA-/F1+', Stable Outlook; Residual Certificates Series 2016-XM0346 'AA-', Stable Outlook;

--Floater Certificates Series 2016-XM0347 'AA-/F1+', Stable Outlook; Residual Certificates Series 2016-XM0347 'AA-', Stable Outlook.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The long-term 'A+', Stable Outlook ratings assigned to the series 2016-ZM0314 Floater and Residual Receipts are based on the lower of the long-term ratings that Fitch has assigned to the two maturities of South Carolina Public Service Authority Revenue Obligations, Series 2008 Tax-Exempt Series A, Term Bonds (CUSIP 1: 837151NR6 rated 'AAApre', Stable Outlook, and CUSIP 2: 837151NT2 rated 'A+', Stable Outlook) that have been deposited in the series 2016-ZM0314 trust.

The long-term 'A+', Negative Outlook ratings assigned to the series 2016-ZM0318 Floater and Residual Receipts are based on the rating that Fitch has assigned to Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Catholic Health Initiatives) Series 2009A (rated 'A+', Negative Outlook) that have been deposited in the 2016-ZM0318 trust.

The long-term 'AA-', Stable Outlook ratings assigned to the series 2016-XM0346 and 2016-XM0347 Floater and Residual Certificates are based on the rating that Fitch has assigned to The Regents of the University of California Limited Project Revenue Bonds, 2016 Series K (rated 'AA-', Stable Outlook) that have been deposited in the 2016-XM0346 and 2016-XM0347 trusts.

The short-term 'F1' ratings assigned to the series 2016-ZM0314 and 2016-ZM0318 Floater Receipts are based on the liquidity facilities provided by Bank of America, National Association (rated 'A+/F1', Stable Outlook), which have a stated expiration date of July 6, 2017, unless such date is extended or earlier terminated.

The short-term 'F1+' ratings assigned to the series 2016-XM0346 and 2016-XM0347 Floater Certificates are based on the liquidity facilities provided by Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. (rated 'AA/F1+', Stable Outlook), which have a stated expiration date of June 15, 2017, unless such date is extended or earlier terminated.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

The short-term ratings assigned to the Floater Certificates and Receipts will be adjusted upward or downward in conjunction with the short-term ratings of the banks, and, in some cases, the long-term ratings of the underlying bonds deposited in the trusts. The long-term ratings assigned to the Floater and Residual Certificates and Floater and Residual Receipts are exclusively tied to the creditworthiness of the underlying bonds deposited in the trusts and will reflect all changes to such ratings.